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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree School for You

Business, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in the United States with 120,568 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 117 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the business, management and marketing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the Far Western US Region for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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#4

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

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#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of California - Davis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Washington - Bothell Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. UW Bothell is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bothell.

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California State University Maritime Academy came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Vallejo, Cal Maritime is a public school with a small student population.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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#13

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Pepperdine University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Saint Mary’s College of California came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moraga.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #15 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#16

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #17 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
18 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
19 California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA
20 Seattle University Seattle, WA
21 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA
22 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
23 University of California - Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 82,945
Washington 11,476
Oregon 5,629
Hawaii 1,878
Nevada 3,318
Alaska 621

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382
Human Resource Management 28,787
Business Support & Assistant Services 19,119
Hospitality Management 17,689
Management Information Systems 13,680
Entrepreneurial Studies 11,319
International Business 9,101
Real Estate 6,547
General Sales & Marketing 5,923
Business/Managerial Economics 5,667
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 5,191
Other Business, Management & Marketing 4,822
Construction Management 3,846
Insurance 1,809
Taxation 1,547
Business/Corporate Communications 1,029
Telecommunications Management 55

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

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